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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126704 | Apparatus, server, method, and tangible machine-readable medium thereof for processing and recognizing a sound signal An apparatus, a server, a method, and a tangible machine-readable medium thereof for processing and recognizing a sound signal are provided. The apparatus is configured to sense the sound signal of the environment and to dynamically derive and to transmit a feature ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112270 | Digital recording and playback system with voice recognition capability for concurrent text generation A recording and playback system is provided. The system includes an audio capturing device configured to receive an analog input and an encoder coupled to the audio capturing device configured to generate a digital signal based on the analog input. The system furthe... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108209 | Method for reduction of aliasing introduced by spectral envelope adjustment in real-valued filterbanks The present invention proposes a new method for improving the performance of a real-valued filterbank based spectral envelope adjuster. By adaptively locking the gain values for adjacent channels dependent on the sign of the channels, as defined in the application, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095358 | Removing time delays in signal paths The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090573 | Selection of encoding modes and/or encoding rates for speech compression with open loop re-decision In a device configurable to encode speech performing an open loop re-decision may comprise representing a speech signal by amplitude components and phase components for a current frame and a past frame. During the current frame, there may be an extraction of uncompr... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8073685 | Audio signal encoding or decoding Encoding an audio signal is provided wherein the audio signal includes a first audio channel and a second audio channel, the encoding comprising subband filtering each of the first audio channel and the second audio channel in a complex modulated filterbank to provi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069035 | Scalable encoding apparatus, scalable decoding apparatus, and methods of them A scalable encoding apparatus capable of suppressing the quality degradation of a decoded signal without increasing the bit rate. In this apparatus, a core layer encoding part (101) and an extended layer encoding part (102) encode an input signal for e... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069034 | Method and apparatus for encoding an audio signal using multiple coders with plural selection models A method for supporting an encoding of an audio signal is shown, wherein at least a first and a second coder mode are available for encoding a section of the audio signal. The first coder mode enables a coding based on two different coding models. A selection of a c... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065137 | Apparatus and method for identifying signal frames as audio signal frames A system and apparatus for establishing whether a received signal frame is an audio signal frame is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a predetermined position in an audio signal frame containing a piece of secondary information for an audio character... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8036883 | Electronic device and a system using the same By individuals in an organization possessing a portable node and acquiring sound information, an electronic device and a system that analyze human behavior, group formation, and an activity level of the organization and a system is provided. In an electronic device ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032359 | Embedded silence and background noise compression There is provided a method for use by a speech encoder to encode an input speech signal. The method comprises receiving the input speech signal; determining whether the input speech signal includes an active speech signal or an inactive speech signal; low-pass filte... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8010345 | Providing speech recognition data to a speech enabled device when providing a new entry that is selectable via a speech recognition interface of the device The present invention discloses a solution for providing a phonetic representation for a content item along with a content item delivered to a speech enabled computing device. The phonetic representation can be specified in a manner that enables it to be added to a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010347 | Signal decomposition, analysis and reconstruction apparatus and method The present invention provides a system and method for representing quasi-periodic (“qp”) waveforms comprising, representing a plurality of limited decompositions of the qp waveform, wherein each decomposition includes a first and second amplitude value and at l... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010346 | Method and apparatus for transmitting wideband speech signals A method and an apparatus for transmitting a speech signal are provided. A speech signal transmitter includes a quadrature mirror filter, a base sub-band encoder, an enhancement sub-band encoder, and a network connector. The quadrature mirror filter receives a speec... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7991610 | Adaptive grouping of parameters for enhanced coding efficiency The present invention is based on the finding that parameters including a first set of parameters of a representation of a first portion of an original signal and including a second set of parameters of a representation of a second portion of the original signal can... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979269 | Universal container for audio data Storing audio data encoded in any of a plurality of different audio encoding formats is enabled by parametrically defining the underlying format in which the audio data is encoded, in audio format and packet table chunks. A flag can be used to manage storage of the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7970602 | Data reproduction device A data reproduction device is provided for achieving seamless reproduction of a stream where a validity of a bandwidth extension function is switched in the stream. The data reproduction device includes an input frequency obtainment unit analyzing header information... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970603 | Method and apparatus for managing speech decoders in a communication device A method and apparatus that manages speech decoders in a communication device may include detecting a change in transmission rate from a higher rate to a lower rate, decoding and shifting a first, second and third received first decoder set of frame parameters, gene... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962330 | Apparatus and method for automatic dissection of segmented audio signals An apparatus for automatic dissection of segmented audio signals, wherein at least one information signal for identifying programs included in said audio signals and for identifying contents included in said programs. Content detection device detects programs and co... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7925499 | Method and apparatus for processing a speech signal A method and apparatus for generating a control signal for processing a speech signal comprising the steps of: adjusting the signal relative to a threshold level; and responsive to detection of a falling edge of the signal, holding the signal level for a holding per... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7881925 | Method and apparatus for performing packet loss or frame erasure concealment The invention concerns a method and apparatus for performing packet loss or Frame Erasure Concealment (FEC) for a speech coder that does not have a built-in or standard FEC process. A receiver with a decoder receives encoded frames of compressed speech information t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865360 | Audio device An audio device for modifying the voice transmitted during a telephone call particularly suitable for a mobile telephone system receives from the user of the audio device an analog speech signal. A converter converts the analog speech signal into a digital speech si... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7840401 | Removing time delays in signal paths The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7805292 | Method and apparatus for audio transcoding An apparatus for transcoding an audio signal between a CELP-based coder and a hybrid coder includes a source bitstream unwrapper configured to receive a source bitstream, extract one or more CELP compression parameters from the source bitstream, and construct an aud... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7761289 | Removing time delays in signal paths The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756699 | Sound encoder and sound encoding method with multiplexing order determination A sound encoder multiplexes a plurality of codes into a sound code in an order determined by a multiplexing order determination unit (12), and a sound decoder demultiplexes the sound code into a plurality of codes one by one in an order determined by a demult... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7756698 | Sound decoder and sound decoding method with demultiplexing order determination A sound encoder multiplexes a plurality of codes into a sound code in an order determined by a multiplexing order determination unit (12), and a sound decoder demultiplexes the sound code into a plurality of codes one by one in an order determined by a demult... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752036 | Timing of speech recognition over lossy transmission systems Recognizing a stream of speech received as speech vectors over a lossy communications link includes constructing for a speech recognizer a series of speech vectors from packets received over a lossy packetized transmission link, wherein some of the packets associate... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7742913 | Removing time delays in signal paths The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734462 | Method and apparatus for extending the bandwidth of a speech signal A bandwidth extension module, and an associated method and computer-readable medium, suitable for use in artificially extending the bandwidth of a lowband speech signal. The bandwidth extension module comprises a band-pass filter configured to produce a band-pass si... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7720676 | Method and device for spectral reconstruction of an audio signal An audio signal encoded in the form of data is spectrally reconstructed so part of the frequency spectrum of the audio signal is decoded with a spectral band limiting encoder (i.e., a core encoder). The complementary part of the frequency spectrum of the audio signa... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716043 | Removing time delays in signal paths The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7711553 | Methods and apparatus for blind separation of multichannel convolutive mixtures in the frequency domain A method and apparatus performing blind source separation using frequency-domain normalized multichannel blind deconvolution. Multichannel mixed signals are frames of N samples including r consecutive blocks of M samples. The frames are separated using separating fi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7693708 | System and method for adaptive transmission of comfort noise parameters during discontinuous speech transmission Apparatus is provided that includes at least one entity for transmitting speech signals in a discontinuous transmission mode including transmitting speech frames interspersed with frames including comfort noise parameters during periods of speech pauses. The entit(i... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7653532 | Content recording/reproducing apparatus, storage medium and computer program If there is a limitation imposed to the time period within which recording of certain content such as broadcast content is permitted, with the purpose of protection of copyrights of such content, a relationship between the accessible time and a current time is indic... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653533 | Removing time delays in signal paths The disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for compensating one or more signals and/or one or more parameters for time delays in one or more signal processing paths. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7636658 | Digital memo recorder having removable memory unit for vehicle interior A digital memo recorder for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The digital memo recorder includes a digital audio recorder coupleable to an accessory unit of the vehicle interior. The digital audio recorder is configured to receive audible sounds from the vehicle inte... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634399 | Voice transcoder First encoded voice bits are transcoded into second encoded voice bits by dividing the first encoded voice bits into one or more received frames, with each received frame containing multiple ones of the first encoded voice bits. First parameter bits for at least one... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7603270 | Method of prioritizing transmission of spectral components of audio signals A method for the transmission of audio signals between a transmitter and at least one receiver operates according to the prioritizing pixel transmission method. The audio signal is first broken down into a number of spectral fractions. The broken-down audio signal i... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596486 | Encoding an audio signal using different audio coder modes The invention relates to a method for supporting an encoding of an audio signal, wherein a first coder mode and a second coder mode are available for encoding a respective section of an audio signal. The second coder mode enables a coding of a respective section bas... | 09/29/2009 |
